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2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation

2. Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router

You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can

mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the

center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of

interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This location must be close to both

power and network connections.

2. Setup LAN connection

a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet port

to one of the LAN ports of this product.

b. Wireless LAN connection: locate this product at a proper position to gain the best

transmit performance.

Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product.

3. Setup WAN connection

Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or

Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection.

4. Power on

By connecting the power cord to the power inlet and turning the power switch on, this

product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the

indicator M1 will be lit ON for about 10 seconds, and then M1 will be flashed 3 times to

indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the M1 indicator will be

continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.